DO NOW 9/11/12

Directions: Write the sentence then identify the preposition and the object in the sentence.
EX: The gopher ran back into his hole. into/hole

1. My puppy, Shadow, is hiding under the stairs.________

Gerunds

These ugly critters are a menace until you hunt them down and use them correctly! Here are some examples: burrowing scratching crawling falling

Know your enemy!

To hunt and use those pesky gerunds, you need to know more about them. You will recognize that gerunds come from verbs, but

they act as NOUNS!!!

Locating your prey!

Gerunds are tricky little critters! Youll find them hiding in sentences as the Subject or as the Object.

So Gerunds can be both subjective and objective!

As a subject, that Gerund may look like this

Hunting for Gerunds is my favorite grammatical sport.

As the object, the Gerund may look like this

Gerunds are good at running for their lives.

If they really want to trick you

A gerund can also act as a compliment or appositive for a noun. Like this:
I had the critter, clawing and spitting, in my sights.

See if you can spot them in time!

Find the pesky critter!

Sleeping peacefully, the gerund never saw it coming. Sleeping peacefully, the gerund never saw it coming. The gerund sleeping is part of an appositive phrase modifying the subject.

Look out! Theres two of em!

Hunting gerunds is Hunting gerunds is amusing! amusing! The gerund hunting is a subject. The gerund amusing is an object.

Go out and get em!

Remember, gerunds may look like -ing verbs

But they act like nouns.

Find and use them as the subject, object, or noun complement in a sentence.

Happy Hunting!

WORK SESSION 9/11/12

Page 139 in the green Grammar for Writing books.
Do Sections A and B in your Journaling Section. Write the sentence for Section A Do not write the sentence for Section B

Pull out a sheet of notebook paper

Student Name
Date Class Period

BCR #3
Topic: (Write the topic question here...ere)

Work Session: BCR #3

You have 15 minutes

Directions: Be sure to write no less than a page. Highlight the D.O.s green, the I.O.s pink, the Predicates (Verbs) blue, and underline the subjects in at least 3 sentences. Topic: Did Bill Clinton make a strong argument for reelecting President Barack Obama? Use examples from your organizer and our class discussions as support your claim.
(If you were absent Friday!)

Topic: Do you feel that President Barack Obama should be reelected? Give examples to support your claim.

HOMEWORK
1st, 6th, & 7th : Write 5 sentences. Identify the subjects, the predicates (verbs), the direct objects and the gerunds.

HOMEWORK
AC: Write a 5 sentence story (make sure each sentence has Gerunds). Highlight the subjects in one color, the predicates in another color, the direct objects in a third color and underline the gerunds.